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obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president obama will go to boston on thursday to attend an interfaith service for victims of monday's attack. no word yet on whether he will speak at the gathering. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. who do you think will eventually be found to have been behind these bombings? let me know on twitter. follow me at bret baier. still ahead, we will go live to a boston hospital to get an update on the injured there. when we return, almost everyone wants more security but what are you willing to give up to get it? free credit score's red
obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president...
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we know that president obama will travel to boston tomorrow. he will speak with the victims, their family members, to that community and he has been updated regularly on the situation on the investigation, but again, there is no at this point, knowledge about whether or not these letters have any connection to what happened in boston, but obviously, this community on heightened alert as are major cities. >> as you were speaking, we were able to confirm from a federal law enforcement official that the letter addressed to president obama and the letter addressed to senator wicker are being described as quote very similar to each other. i want to bring in pete williams, who's also standing by for us in washington, d.c. and pete, i understand that there was an initial positive test, but there's really no way to know whether it's really ricin until additional testing is done. >> ever since the anthrax mailings, no mail has gone directly to the white house, capitol hill and many other government offices. it's all sent to off site facilities to test i
we know that president obama will travel to boston tomorrow. he will speak with the victims, their family members, to that community and he has been updated regularly on the situation on the investigation, but again, there is no at this point, knowledge about whether or not these letters have any connection to what happened in boston, but obviously, this community on heightened alert as are major cities. >> as you were speaking, we were able to confirm from a federal law enforcement...
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obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president obama will go to boston on thursday to attend an interfaith service for victims of monday's attack. no word yet on whether he will speak at the gathering. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. who do you think will eventually be found to have been behind these bombings? let me know on twitter. follow me at bret baier. still ahead, we will go live to a boston hospital to get an update on the injured there. when we return, almost everyone wants more security but what are you willing to give up to get it? [ female announcer ] re
obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president...
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it was backed by president obama, but faced fierce opposition from the national rifle association. a ban on assault weapons also failed. along with the bid to block the sale of high capacity ammunition clips. tonight we know the name of the suspect. who is believed to have mailed letters filled with a deadly poison to president obama and a mississippi senator. >> federal agents say, they have arrested 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of mississippi. the deadly substance. known as ry-sin. both letters were intercepted at screening facilities.and both were post-marked memphis tennessee - april 8th. the white house says, staffers followed a careful drill in handling the letters.and no one was injured. >> jacqueline: it was a new warmer day today. '70s but along the coast we saw cooler conditions with upper 50s and 60s. tonight, clear skies and mild. again, that warming trend will continue for the weekend. the satellite and radar showing clear skies. high-pressure is driving this storm to this north of us. it will stay sunny and warm. temperatures of the door to more will be 40's for the
it was backed by president obama, but faced fierce opposition from the national rifle association. a ban on assault weapons also failed. along with the bid to block the sale of high capacity ammunition clips. tonight we know the name of the suspect. who is believed to have mailed letters filled with a deadly poison to president obama and a mississippi senator. >> federal agents say, they have arrested 45-year-old paul kevin curtis of mississippi. the deadly substance. known as ry-sin....
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the analysis of the second letter sent to president obama is unknown. the bulletin goes on to say that both envelopes were postmarked out of memphis tennessee, april 8th, 2013, and enclosed in the letters, had identical language saying to see a wrong and not expose it is become a silent partner to its continuance. both letters signed i am kc, and i approve this message. identical letters sent to wicker, republican of mississippi, and president obama according to the fbi bulletin obtained by fox news. >> richard, we're reminded of the anthrax attack days after 9/11. i'm not suggesting a connection then or a connection now between boston and ricen, but the timing, the coi understand dense of that timing strikes me as very, very interesting indeed. rich edson with the latest there. appreciate it. thank you very much, indeed, sir. back with more after this message. ♪ friday night, buddy. you are gonna need a wingman. and my cash back keeps the party going. but my airline miles take it worldwide. [ male announcer ] it shouldn't be this hard. with creditcar
the analysis of the second letter sent to president obama is unknown. the bulletin goes on to say that both envelopes were postmarked out of memphis tennessee, april 8th, 2013, and enclosed in the letters, had identical language saying to see a wrong and not expose it is become a silent partner to its continuance. both letters signed i am kc, and i approve this message. identical letters sent to wicker, republican of mississippi, and president obama according to the fbi bulletin obtained by fox...
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those letters addressed to president obama and mississippi republican senator roger wicker. we have learned the suspect is a man from tupelo, mississippi, a man with a long history of sending letters to lawmakers in washington. investigators say that early tests on those letters were positive. that mail never came close to the president or the senator for that matter. they set off alarms though in postal screening facilities away from the white house and away from chill. i want to start our coverage this hour now with mike emanuel who is live on
those letters addressed to president obama and mississippi republican senator roger wicker. we have learned the suspect is a man from tupelo, mississippi, a man with a long history of sending letters to lawmakers in washington. investigators say that early tests on those letters were positive. that mail never came close to the president or the senator for that matter. they set off alarms though in postal screening facilities away from the white house and away from chill. i want to start our...
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and now also a similar letter sent to the president of the united states, president obama. the letter never reached the white house. it was intercepted at an offsite screening center as all parcels, all letters sent to the president are, but once again they're investigating that initial test positive, but that's just initial. it could change. there are other letters, suspicious letters and packages also being investigated right now on capitol hill in the hart senate office building, the russell senate office building an individual walking around with a backpack delivering letters and law enforcement now questioning that individual to see if those letters do contain any suspicious powder, any suspicious material. certainly something as deadly as ricin would be a huge, huge problem. reminds a lot of us of the anthrax-laced letters that were delivered to u.s. senators, to members of the news media back at the end of 2001 shortly after 9/11 that killed some individuals, including two postal workers who just randomly touched those letters and the anthrax actually wound
and now also a similar letter sent to the president of the united states, president obama. the letter never reached the white house. it was intercepted at an offsite screening center as all parcels, all letters sent to the president are, but once again they're investigating that initial test positive, but that's just initial. it could change. there are other letters, suspicious letters and packages also being investigated right now on capitol hill in the hart senate office building, the russell...
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he said quote while president obama was starting an expanding unconstitutional wars overseas bradley manning his actions have caused exactly zero deaths was shining a light on the truth yannis wars it's clear which individuals done more to promote peace. while done frankly i couldn't agree more many people wonder why obama got nominated for a peace prize on practically the first day of his presidency meanwhile the story of bradley manning who spent over a thousand days behind bars is practically nonexistent in the corporate media and i should also note that manning has effectively been nominated for the peace prize three times now it's refreshing to see that at least one politician is willing to speak out about manning's story but as for the rest of them. let's keep breaking the set. the likes. of you never seen anything like that. i've recently discussed the states that are limited to abortion access across the country one of which is arkansas a state that has one of the most extreme anti abortion measures on the books while last tuesday the arkansas state senate voted to defund pla
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president obama and the first lady will be in boston today. they will participate in an interfaith service at the cathedral of the holy cross dedicated to those who were killed or wounded in the boston marathon bombings. >>> a hearing today on capitol hill on homeland security. dhs secretary janet napolitano is scheduled to testify before a house hearing on the department's 2014 budget. >>> and today is national high five day. the holiday highlighted in this youtube video raises thousands of dollars for cancer research. this year, the group is dedicating their efforts to the victims of the boston marathon bombing. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. breaking news, the latest on an explosion at a fertilizer plant in texas. fbi agents are pursuing what he call a strong lead this morning in the investigation of the deadly boston marathon bombings. now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and moring. i'm richard lui, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc
president obama and the first lady will be in boston today. they will participate in an interfaith service at the cathedral of the holy cross dedicated to those who were killed or wounded in the boston marathon bombings. >>> a hearing today on capitol hill on homeland security. dhs secretary janet napolitano is scheduled to testify before a house hearing on the department's 2014 budget. >>> and today is national high five day. the holiday highlighted in this youtube video...
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obama have securely exited the building. i invite you to kindly stand now for our concluding blessing. >> the lord be with you. >> and also with you. >> let us pray. may the lord preserve your going forth and your coming in. may the lord bless you and protect you. may the lord smile on you and be gracious to you. may the lord show you his favor and give you his peace. amen. >> amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> as the congregation sings "america the beautiful" all voices in unison in worship of the country they all share and love, they will wait until the president and first lady exits the chapel of the holy cross. the service is over now with the singing of the song as we listen in to the final verse. ♪ ♪ america, america ♪ >> and with that the prayer as much as being called healing our city ends, the president is leaving with the first lady. the congregation will wait for their exit. a very moving service as expected. different members of the clergy imploring the cong
obama have securely exited the building. i invite you to kindly stand now for our concluding blessing. >> the lord be with you. >> and also with you. >> let us pray. may the lord preserve your going forth and your coming in. may the lord bless you and protect you. may the lord smile on you and be gracious to you. may the lord show you his favor and give you his peace. amen. >> amen. ♪ ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> as...
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the letter addressed to president obama received. so obviously very close in time, and because of that, because of that proximity in time, it certainly raises the question of whether these might be connected, although we certainly don't know at this point, carol. >>> brianna and dana, we'll come back to you. a letter addressed to president obama laced with an unknown substance was stopped at an off site facility. as you know senator quicker of mississippi received a letter yesterday that supposedly, maybe, investigators say may be laced with ricin. we'll have more on that and more. and also new developments in boston. investigators found the entire lid of a pressure tooker on the rooftop of a building in boston. ♪ [ male announcer ] just when you thought you had experienced performance a new ride comes along and changes everything. the 2013 lexus gs. this is the pursuit of perfection. redesigned site has this new score planner tool with these cool sliders. this one lets us know what happens if we get new credit cards. oh. this one
the letter addressed to president obama received. so obviously very close in time, and because of that, because of that proximity in time, it certainly raises the question of whether these might be connected, although we certainly don't know at this point, carol. >>> brianna and dana, we'll come back to you. a letter addressed to president obama laced with an unknown substance was stopped at an off site facility. as you know senator quicker of mississippi received a letter yesterday...
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of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could about what this substance was that was inside the letter that we had. as you all know, the federal authorities released the information as far as the content that they believed was placed inside the two letters to senator wicker, as well as president obama. their team and other government officials arrived at our facility. we staged them on our north parking lot. there's a portable laboratory that was brought in. they came in and took possession of our letter, which is the justice court letter that was received on april 10th. that particular letter, content and envelope has been analyzed at the laborato
of us being contacted was the recent letters that were sent to senator wicker, as well as president obama. the information that we received from the fbi of the content that those two letters contained, the way that the letters were typewritten to those two individuals, the postmark similarity that we had, it raised suspicion that there could possibly be a connection to the letter that we received in justice court. the next step that we took was a joint effort in investigating what we could...
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one sent to president obama was intercepted offsite. all of them postmarked april 8th. and all postmarked for memphis. what gave it away was the common signature. i am kevin curtis and i approve this message, at the end of the letters. the test on the first letter to wicker, had proved inconclusive. and the second one, as well. they're trying to figure out how potent this ricin was. and while it initially tested positive, the further tests by the fbi have been inconclusive. they ordered more as they continue to investigate. >> all right, tracie potts in washington. thanks so much for that. >>> after a rollercoaster day of reports on the investigation into the boston bombings, it appears authorities have pictures of their suspect. the front page of this morning's "boston globe" claims authorities have image of bombing suspect. we also know the identity of the third victim killed by those blasts. 23-year-old lindsay lu, a grad student from china, has been identified by boston university. 29-year-old crystal campbell and 8-year-old martin richard were injured. chris, good
one sent to president obama was intercepted offsite. all of them postmarked april 8th. and all postmarked for memphis. what gave it away was the common signature. i am kevin curtis and i approve this message, at the end of the letters. the test on the first letter to wicker, had proved inconclusive. and the second one, as well. they're trying to figure out how potent this ricin was. and while it initially tested positive, the further tests by the fbi have been inconclusive. they ordered more as...
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this plan was hatched by president obama and jack lew. i am sick and tired of hearing it is the republicans standing in front of this president. this man defines the definition samesanity, doing the thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. he needs to realize we have in debt andtrillion nearly $1.4 trillion in the current national deficit. until the realizes we cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity, this situation is not going to change. the house and republicans in the senate have put forth proposals that would give the president the flexibility to cut ever he needs to cut and to make sure the public is not inconvenienced. guest: i am not going to litigate the past. that does not inform today what is going on. the politics of the sequestration are pretty hot and heavy. sometimes we believe our job is to cast aspersions on the motivation of folks. i think it is unfair the president is making this political. that usuallyrism congress looks through. the president has flexibility on the sequester as it applie
this plan was hatched by president obama and jack lew. i am sick and tired of hearing it is the republicans standing in front of this president. this man defines the definition samesanity, doing the thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. he needs to realize we have in debt andtrillion nearly $1.4 trillion in the current national deficit. until the realizes we cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity, this situation is not going to change. the house and...
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. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is responsible for these terror acts. listening to what the president said not long ago. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know by what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror. what we do not yet know however is who killed -- who was killed carrying out the tech, whether it was foreign or domestic, or if it was a lone individual. that is what we do not yet know. clearly we are at the beginning of the investigation. it will take time to follow every lead and determine what happened. but we will find out. ourill find w
. >> our mission is clear come to .ring to justice president obama spoke again this morning. >> if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that is it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. >> authorities spent the night at a residence near the airport. they questioned a young saudi student considered a person of interest. >> the president, 11:30 this morning mating rite -- made remarks about the situation and about to get whoever is...
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. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run. the governor told the citizens to remain calm. >> two explosionos boylston street. >> there were victims who had lost limbs, and tonight, it is was announced the fbi is taking the lead in the investigation. >> it has the potential terrorist investigation. >> president obama vowed to bring those responsible to justice. >> we will find out who did this and hold them accountable. >> multiple explosive devices were found at the scene. boston now dealing with a mass casualty, as a shaken city tries to come to gribs with a violent attack in the heart of the city. katie davis, nbc news, boston. >>> police offic
. >> president obama, echoing the calls to bring the attacker to justice. as the nation mourns those who lost their lives. we begin with catie davis on boylston street. >> reporter: two explosives detonate near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> it was really loud and chaos everywhere. >> the the devices 12 seconds apard. >> 50 to 100 yards apart. each scene resulted in multiple casualties. >> it was a holiday in this city, when the marathon is run....
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. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on the day of the boston marathon. there is much more to that day. the marathon is held every year on a state holiday. patriots day. it commemorates the battles of lexington and concorde during the revolutionary war. it falls on the third monday of every april. in addition to the marathon, the white sox play a home game starting at 11:00 a.m. and people typically have the day off from work and school to celebrate the day. >> today is also holiday in the district and security ramped up for an emancipation day event. our bruce johnson is live at freedom plaza with more. bruce. >> reporter: anita, local city, but it's th
. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on...
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as the investigation moves into its fourth day, president obama and first lady michelle will arrive in town tomorrow. they'll be here for an interfaith church service to mourn the three people killed in the attacks. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> we invite you to stay with nbc bay area news for all the latest on the developing investigation. we'll have more from boston in just a few hours on our morning show beginning at 4:30 a.m. you can get updates any time on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> the man who sent letters that tested positive for ricin is under arrest tonight. a law enforcement source says they arrested kenneth curtis who they believe is from tupelo, mississippi. roger wicker in mississippi received one of those letters believed to be curtis. lab tests are being conducted and results are expected in 48 hours. ricin is a highly toxic compound. >>> tonight new questions and accusations involving the 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after being allegedly sexually assaulted and bullied by three teenaged boys. they were all classmates at sarah toga high school.
as the investigation moves into its fourth day, president obama and first lady michelle will arrive in town tomorrow. they'll be here for an interfaith church service to mourn the three people killed in the attacks. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> we invite you to stay with nbc bay area news for all the latest on the developing investigation. we'll have more from boston in just a few hours on our morning show beginning at 4:30 a.m. you can get updates any time on our website at...
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the form letters were sent to president obama, senator roger wicker of mississippi, and mississippi judge sadie holland, who opened hers. >> a white kind of like grainy-type substance loose in the envelope. >> reporter: prosecutors say the missing pieces in the letters could refer to curtis' obsession with the sale of black market body parts. he's even written a book and tweeted about it. >> reporter: in a statement, his brother said, "we have no reason to believe kevin would be involved. we love him, and look forward to getting answers to make sense of all this." we met his neighbor lacey ross today. what do you think about the fact that he might have been cooking up ricin right next door? >> terrifying. really scary. i have two daughters. just knowing it could be that close to my children. >> reporter: just moments ago, members of the hazmat team arrived. a breached the door. took down the security camera. a lot of men are heavily armed, starting to gather evidence. the big question, what are they going to find inside? >> on the scene, thank you, matt gutman. >>> and coming up next here
the form letters were sent to president obama, senator roger wicker of mississippi, and mississippi judge sadie holland, who opened hers. >> a white kind of like grainy-type substance loose in the envelope. >> reporter: prosecutors say the missing pieces in the letters could refer to curtis' obsession with the sale of black market body parts. he's even written a book and tweeted about it. >> reporter: in a statement, his brother said, "we have no reason to believe kevin...
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president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at the finish line and captured some of the chaos on camera. s'wife and daughter were in the race. he snapped photographs and started recording on his cellphone after. the second blast, he went downstairs to safety. eventually reunited with his wife and daughter. >> my god. i feel lucky to be alive. my wife andhug daughter anymore. our knees were shaking. >> he will fly back to b.c. later this morning. at 5:00, tom roussey will join us from boston with reactions from who was in the area when the bombs went off. .- with a local woman >> typically, homemade
president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at...
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selflessly, compassionately, not afraid. >> and president obama will be in boston thursday. they're having an enter faith service for -- interfaith service for the victims. our bruce leshan has been in boston and has the latest from there right now. >> reporter: we are just outside one of the law enforcement staging areas on the boston common. and the authorities are pledging to go to the ends of the earth to catch the killer or killers. but the fbi is also pleading for help closer to home. this special agent in charge says these killer or killers are somebody's neighbor, somebody's friend, somebody knows them. the person who did this is someone's friend, neighbor, coworker or relative. we're asking anyone who may have heard someone speak about the marathon or the date of april 15th in any way that indicated that he or she may target the event to call us. >> reporter: the fbi says the explosives were packed in two pressure cookers, stuffed in dark-colored bags and left on the ground. they were apparently loaded with nails and bb's designed to inflict maximum injury. the blas
selflessly, compassionately, not afraid. >> and president obama will be in boston thursday. they're having an enter faith service for -- interfaith service for the victims. our bruce leshan has been in boston and has the latest from there right now. >> reporter: we are just outside one of the law enforcement staging areas on the boston common. and the authorities are pledging to go to the ends of the earth to catch the killer or killers. but the fbi is also pleading for help closer...
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and a look at president obama's address to the mourners today. more from what turned tout 0 be an energetic ceremony? boston, and we'll take a look at the giant explosion in texas. the plant where it happened has had its share of complaints over the year. we'll be back. [ male announcer ] you could be at the corner of "medicare part d" and "up to 75% lower copays." as a preferred pharmacy, walgreens can save you as much as 75% compared to other select pharmacies. walgreens, at the corner of happy and healthy. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and without a line. now that's a fast car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> president obama message today to the bombing victims and their families: we might get knocked down but we will finish the race. the president has here speaking at the cathedral in boston. he and the first lady joint thousands of people, many waiting for hours for a seat in the cathedral only blocks from where the bombing happened. among those in attendance, t
and a look at president obama's address to the mourners today. more from what turned tout 0 be an energetic ceremony? boston, and we'll take a look at the giant explosion in texas. the plant where it happened has had its share of complaints over the year. we'll be back. [ male announcer ] you could be at the corner of "medicare part d" and "up to 75% lower copays." as a preferred pharmacy, walgreens can save you as much as 75% compared to other select pharmacies. walgreens,...
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president obama and the first lady michelle obama will be here as well. we will have special coverage, anderson cooper and i will begin that coverage at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. until then thanks very much for watching, our nonstop special coverage of the aftermath of the boston bombings continues now. >> out front next, we begin with breaking news, significant development in the investigation here in boston, according to sources, policeng for someone they saw on video as a possible suspect. plus what we're just learning about the devices used during the bombings and how authorities are using that information they were trying to piece together to locate the attacker. and the poison ricin sent to our lawmakers and this time to the president of the united states. let's go out front. good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett in boston and we begin out front tonight with breaking news, a possible suspect in the boston bombings. here's what we know at this moment. according to sources who talked to cnn, authorities have a poss based upon analysis of video of
president obama and the first lady michelle obama will be here as well. we will have special coverage, anderson cooper and i will begin that coverage at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. until then thanks very much for watching, our nonstop special coverage of the aftermath of the boston bombings continues now. >> out front next, we begin with breaking news, significant development in the investigation here in boston, according to sources, policeng for someone they saw on video as a possible...
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senator roger wicker, the other to president obama, each containing the same writing, the same cryptic phrase each tainted with ricin. both being tested in the army's bio warfare research lab at ft. diedrich in maryland. joe johns joining us and dana bash joining us, as well. dana, you've been talking to your sources, getting more information on how all this went down. what have you learned? >> i've learned from a law enforcement official here that they have been actually tracking the man who was arrested for some time, because he had been sending letters to senator wicker, this is not the first time. it had been going on for a while. so i'm told they gave the information that they had -- that they collected. they collected a record on this individual to the fbi, and the fbi was able then to go down to tupelo, mississippi to make this arrest of this individual today. and, again, this is -- this man was arrested in the case of sending what they still believe to be at least initial positive tests of ricin, letters to senator roger wicker of mississippi and also we learned today president
senator roger wicker, the other to president obama, each containing the same writing, the same cryptic phrase each tainted with ricin. both being tested in the army's bio warfare research lab at ft. diedrich in maryland. joe johns joining us and dana bash joining us, as well. dana, you've been talking to your sources, getting more information on how all this went down. what have you learned? >> i've learned from a law enforcement official here that they have been actually tracking the man...
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was a pretty shameful day for washington, but this effort is not over. >> a visibly angry president obama stands with the families of those killed in the newtown massacre. the president isn't the only one blasting the senate for narrowly rejecting the measure. heather holmes is live where those fighting to reduce gun violence are also disappointed. >> julie, there are countless memorials like this one in oakland, in honor of shooting vick tills. there is frustration amongst gun advocates here. from the senate chambers to the white house. >> how can something have 90% support, and yet not happen? >> reporter: those pushing for stricter gun laws lashed out at senators who today shot down a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers. >> there were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this. >> reporter: president obama -- >> they claimed it would create some sort of big brother gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. >> reporter: the president was hopeful that the political climate about gun control was in his favor. following the school shooting massacre in new
was a pretty shameful day for washington, but this effort is not over. >> a visibly angry president obama stands with the families of those killed in the newtown massacre. the president isn't the only one blasting the senate for narrowly rejecting the measure. heather holmes is live where those fighting to reduce gun violence are also disappointed. >> julie, there are countless memorials like this one in oakland, in honor of shooting vick tills. there is frustration amongst gun...
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the country today saw that from president obama. early this evening in the rose garden. that's next. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. until i had the shingles. i have never encountered such a burning sensation... it was like a red rash. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. it's something you never want to encounter. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com >>> there was a striking sight today in washington as the vice president of the united states, joe biden, did something that vice presidents have every right to do, but vice presidents almost never do it. vice president today decided that he would presid
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was a pretty shameful day for washington, but this effort is not over. >> a visibly angry president obama stands with the families of those killed in the newtown massacre. the president isn't the only one blasting the senate for narrowly rejecting the measure. heather holmes is live where those fighting to reduce gun violence are also disappointed. >> julie, there are countless memorials like this one in oakland, in honor of shooting vick tills. there is frustration amongst gun advocates here. from the senate chambers to the white house. >> how can something have 90% support, and yet not happen? >> reporter: those pushing for stricter gun laws lashed out at senators who today shot down a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers. >> there were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this. >> reporter: president obama -- >> they claimed it would create some sort of big brother gun registry, even though the bill did the opposite. >> reporter: the president was hopeful that the political climate about gun control was in his favor. following the school shooting massacre in new
was a pretty shameful day for washington, but this effort is not over. >> a visibly angry president obama stands with the families of those killed in the newtown massacre. the president isn't the only one blasting the senate for narrowly rejecting the measure. heather holmes is live where those fighting to reduce gun violence are also disappointed. >> julie, there are countless memorials like this one in oakland, in honor of shooting vick tills. there is frustration amongst gun...
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which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of money because of a mistake by a computer. >> it seems like a bad design if we can drop that far that fast. >> bill: it was like 100 points d. >> -- over something on twitter. >> yeah the whole thing happened in a minute or two. >> bill: yeah, the idea that we are so twitterized, right? this country now operates by whatever appears on twitter? >> yeah. that's now the -- the news bulletin itself, right? that is the ticker tape. i can only assume there are all kinds of ap guys that have access to that main account. we have our @wjs account has millions of followers, it may not have as many as the ap i don't kno
which the ap would not say barack obama. they would say president obama. it didn't read right. but anyone who would start selling on an ap twitter blurb like that maybe should be in a different business. >> bill: and it could be -- there are computers that do everything, and computers look for keywords and if they see something like bombing, they automatically go sell. and they have the capacity to do that, which is scary. >> it is scary. >> bill: people could lose a lot of...
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become the centerpiece for obama's strategy. they are a setting up liaison offices around the world. we know everything about the bin laden raid. we know everything about the dog and guns used. there were 20,000 raids like that that year in afghanistan and other countries that we know almost nothing about. i think our future is going to be looking at cruise missile strikes, covert operations, raids that we probably won't know about an drone strikes are one part of it but i think we make a mistake in focusing too much on drones because this is a full spectrum war that's being waged by the obama administration. >> jeremy scahill, thank you so much. the book is "dirty wars." the film are be out june 7th. >> with a cameo by you guys. >> there you go. >> i can't wait for the royalty check. >> we had to pay nbc for the rights though. >> really! you did, did you? >> yes, we did. willie promised me something but it never came about. >> i talk offline. >>. >>> still ahead, google's executive chairman eric schmidt will be here on the set.
become the centerpiece for obama's strategy. they are a setting up liaison offices around the world. we know everything about the bin laden raid. we know everything about the dog and guns used. there were 20,000 raids like that that year in afghanistan and other countries that we know almost nothing about. i think our future is going to be looking at cruise missile strikes, covert operations, raids that we probably won't know about an drone strikes are one part of it but i think we make a...
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dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be carried on in secret you see in the iraq war there were massive demonstrations drones are are being used to make sure that the american people are not part of the political equation secondly drones are used to violate every nation sovereignty the obama administration flies them in wherever he wants and kills whoever he wants that's not legal the idea of killer robots attacking people from the skies flying overhead constantly is just i mean it's terrifying it's it's a scary sign of the future and it's a scary sign of the way warfare has changed and. the lack of transparency the american public des
dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be...
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president obama. prisoners' day with rallies to support held in israeli jails and international community to act. divided and sliding into crisis venezuela's government and opposition blame each other a deadly. president nicolas maduro his rivals are planning a coup. protesting u.s. military officials admit to try to commit suicide as part of a desperate act of defiance which has dragged on for over two months now the top stories this hour. around the world twenty four hours a day this is from moscow police in the u.s. say they have identified the suspect in the boston marathon bombings. containing the poison rice and has been sent to president obama a similar toxic envelope was also addressed to a mississippi senator with authorities investigating suspicious letters sent to his colleague from arizona when i get these developments from. in new york marina it seems now that nobody has been arrested over the boston bombings a little confusion at the moment. confusion to say the least c.n.n. was reportin
president obama. prisoners' day with rallies to support held in israeli jails and international community to act. divided and sliding into crisis venezuela's government and opposition blame each other a deadly. president nicolas maduro his rivals are planning a coup. protesting u.s. military officials admit to try to commit suicide as part of a desperate act of defiance which has dragged on for over two months now the top stories this hour. around the world twenty four hours a day this is from...
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president obama will be here on thursday to honor the lives that
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i also want to give a great shot out to president obama, it was really his funds that helped us kick this off and pelosi and feinstein and boxer and their on going constant up to date support. at the state level, governor brown has been a very strong supporter and leaders of both houses, president stein house and president per ez have shown strong leadership. this check is much more symbolic of many many other checks that have come as a result of investor confidence in the city. i want to thank the labor for being part of all these projects and the business community for working closely with us and the transbay joint powers authority for being consistent entities here to steer through all of these years of changes and economic turmoils. i want to thank our friends at boston properties for being great anchors to this city. congratulations and thanks very much. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. mayor. we very much appreciate your remarks. thank you very much. it is now my pleasure to introduce a very important woman, not only to this project but to this new district. supervisor jane kim.
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a policy decision the obama administration has made. he was a american citizen and naturalized last september and now a federal law, the national defense authorization act of 2012 that says american citizens cannot be tried in military commission. so it's not -- this debate is not a question about where he should be tried. the republicans who say he should be treated differently, their claim is that while they understand the civilian trial will go forward, they think he should be treated for now as an enemy combatant and questioned without any question about his rights, without any issue about whether information he gives would be used in his trial, and then turn back over to civilian authorities. but, clearly, the justice department will have none of that. that's not how it's going to go. >> he's in a boston hospital under heavy guard and serious condition including a gunshot wound to the throat but he is responding to some questions to a team the federal investigators in writing. any indication as to what he is saying or maybe perhaps
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they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on them. ricin is made from castor beans. we've seen this happen in the past, someone will grind up castor beans, put them in an envelope, and that will trip the indicators that are looking for ricin, sort of like the difference between opium and poppies. they come from the same thing, but they're not the same thing. so they have these preliminary tests that -- for the last decade, no mail goes directly to the white house or lots of other government buildings. they have these -- they can't know for certainly until it's cultured, then they'll examine it. there may be more than the
they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on...
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jay carney assured everybody that president obama is fine. a group called the syrian electronic army which is described as a pro syrian regime, pro assad group took credit for the fake ap tweet today. they have taken credit for doing similar things to other news organizations like npr and cbs news. they have also claimed responsibility for hacking into the twitter account for fifa for the world soccer federation. apparently twitter keeps kicking them off twitter, off the service but they keep popping up again under different names. by the end of the day of course twitters were all making fun of the whole episode but the fbi and securities and exchange commission are now launching an investigation into what happened. joining us now is matt honan a senior writer with "wired" magazine and has exclusive reporting on what happened with the fake ap tweet and its response today. matt was personally the victim of a hacking attack that took over his online existence. thanks for being here. i appreciate your time. i know you've got reporting to share o
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today, the obama administration said it has come to no conclusions. a car bomb exploded today outside the french embassy in tripoli, libya. two french guards and teenager were wounded. it's the first such assault on an ambassador in the libyan capital. the diplomatic facility in benghazi was hit last september 11th. still ahead. will the boston bombings derail immigration reform? first, washington politicians target a cheaper way to shop. @ [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >> bret: new home sales rebounded in march by 1.5%, that's better than february but not as good as january. the dow if it finished ahead 12 after that scare we telling you about earlier with the tweet from ap. the s&p up 16. nasdaq up 26. if you are a lot of people online shopping break you get on sales tax. it can add up. washington wants a piece of the action. chie
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president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed in trash canisters that type of thing -- we heard from hospital officials talking about the injuries caused by shrapnel in the form of ball bearings so we've learned that about the types of bombs so far looking certainly to get more information on that as we can learn it. five uneks sploxploded devices found, brian. that's very crucial piece of information as they'll be able to see how these things are related together. i wanted to clear up something we were talking about earlier. there is one individual being questioned in connection to this. he's not being called a suspec
president obama and the white house treating this as an act of terrorism. no suspect in custody right now so where does the investigation stand? >> good evening to you brian. the f.b.i. is taking control of this investigation along with the boston joint terrorism task force. off to my left is a blast sight. the 15 block area will be locked down as bomb crews are scouring that area to look for information anything they can get to figure out how these bombs were made where they were placed...
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. >> a bogus tweet yesterday claimed there were two explosions and that president obama was injured. the white house quickly said everything was okay. the ap suspended its twitter account to resolve the issue. the fake tweet sent the dow plunging 143 points but it later recovered. the owner of a fertilizer plant that exploded in texas now facing two lawsuits. a dare grain incorporated is being sued by a single mother and several instrument companies for negligence. this massive explosion killed 14 people hurt 200 others and nearly wiped out the entire town. many killed were volunteer firefighters. their co-workers are saying the firefighters knew the site would explode but they stayed to get people out. >>> closed because of the sequestration. signs like this are popping up in north carolina. operational change due to sequestration and they have the logo of the national park service. lawmakers are urging sally jewel to explain who put up the signs and how they were paid for. critics say the obama administration is trying to play politics with the budget cuts. >> two years of construc
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secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick question with regards to education. the nyu school of business. i see from that for there are a lot of international students. from personal experience, obviously doing something right by attracting foreign students and go back and implement the things we talked about. are we doing the right thing? why are they coming and while we not going to north korea to study? >> that is the great question. one of the great things about the united states, higher education, and study. that is one of the reasons, if what we talk about facing the home's opportunity to bring back the society you go to business school. doesn't
secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick...
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the first lady, michelle obama also here. she said yesterday after the attack that it's a reminder in times of crisis we respond with courage and grit and selflessness. this is the spirit of boston, it is also the spirit of the country. again, jenna the president here to reassure this community and let them know that the country is behind them as they recover from that awful terror attack on monday? we expect to hear from the president as you mentioned, rick in about 45 minutes from now. we'll bring our viewers back to the cathedral when the president begins to speak. you've been doing so much reporting about this investigation. what is the latest you have, rick about those reported photos, about potential suspects? >> reporter: well, we know that federal law enforcement officials are telling fox that they do have images, and videos that they have been scanning and carefully scrutinizing, and they do have, they are telling fox, video of a possible suspect placing at least one of the devices at the scene, and there is debate w
the first lady, michelle obama also here. she said yesterday after the attack that it's a reminder in times of crisis we respond with courage and grit and selflessness. this is the spirit of boston, it is also the spirit of the country. again, jenna the president here to reassure this community and let them know that the country is behind them as they recover from that awful terror attack on monday? we expect to hear from the president as you mentioned, rick in about 45 minutes from now. we'll...
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president barack obama officials say that it contained a substance that preliminary has tested positive for the deadly poison rice and now the secret service said that the letter was intercepted on tuesday and never reached. the u.s. president and also say that they are not linking this letter to the boston marathon bombings but on the same day on tuesday a letter containing rice and was mailed to the offices of mississippi senator investigators say a poisonous dress the offices of republican roger with her many might have never heard of was allegedly intercepted also before reaching capitol hill. reportedly tested positive for rice and three times before being sent to another lab for further testing. senator wicker and now extra security there's also reports coming out of another package. sent to another republican senator now being questioned or tested for. possible deadly poison so the list keeps growing and growing there's been. allegations of poisonous packages that have been proven false other ones that are now apparently being proven correct and or positive but of course this is
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. >> reporter: two letters, one to president obama, another two roger wicker, showed initial positive results in field tests. the letters never reached the white house or capital. >> the mail sent here is screened and the tests are taken at remote sites to mitigate the risks. >> the first was stopped then miles from its target to capitol hill. the second letter to the white house was intercepted six and a half miles away on a military base on the outskirts of d.c. a third post office sorting facility suffered possible contamination to its filtering system from an unknown source, ten miles from downtown washington. protections including air sensors at screening centers, set up after the anthrax attack in 2001, that killed five americans and injured 17 others, it happened just after 9/11. today's apparent attempt, so close to another incident of domestic terror is an eerie reminder of those frightening days. >> the letters to the problem and the senator were both signed with the initials k.c. which matches the name of the man arrested in tupelo, mississippi. diane? >>> and now we turn t
. >> reporter: two letters, one to president obama, another two roger wicker, showed initial positive results in field tests. the letters never reached the white house or capital. >> the mail sent here is screened and the tests are taken at remote sites to mitigate the risks. >> the first was stopped then miles from its target to capitol hill. the second letter to the white house was intercepted six and a half miles away on a military base on the outskirts of d.c. a third post...
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president obama was there. he offered words of comfort to the families of the three people killed in the attack and the dozens wounded. he also tried to provide reassurance to those wounded. and he had praise for the city of boston. >> you showed us, boston, that in the face of evil, americans will lift up what's good. in the face of cruelty, we will choose compassion. in the face of those who would visit death upon innocence, we will choose to save and to comfort and to heal. >> investigators are trying to identify two men seen in images near the finish line moments before the explosions. photos of the men are being circulated among state and federal law enforcement agencies, but not yet to the public. authorities are debating whether or not to release the photographs of the public. there's concern that releasing them might impede the investigation. it's still unclear whether the attack was an act of domestic or foreign terrorism. >>> and this is another american community healing today. west, texas, it's a bu
president obama was there. he offered words of comfort to the families of the three people killed in the attack and the dozens wounded. he also tried to provide reassurance to those wounded. and he had praise for the city of boston. >> you showed us, boston, that in the face of evil, americans will lift up what's good. in the face of cruelty, we will choose compassion. in the face of those who would visit death upon innocence, we will choose to save and to comfort and to heal. >>...
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a man could be under arrest for sending letters laced with ricin to president obama and senator. the president was sent to the president was intercepted yesterday. the secret service says the man, kenneth curtis sent both letters. officials say signed with initials kc. nannette miranda has been looking at the security officers screen mail sent to our capitol and reports now from sacramento. >> this is where letters are sorted out by staff. >> at california state capitol they use these security procedures for mail coming into the governor's, state lawmakers and other leaders as feds do. tony beard says it's screened first for things like ricin and anthrax before mail ever gets to the capitol rail mail room. >> just technology but also a combination of skills we teach people. there are fbi protocols to follow. >> the procedures work with washington, d.c.. they were discovered in the off site location. the screening doesn't work that. is where training can provide protection. >> there is a fine line between threatening and having a right to disagree. >> nothing chemical has been det
a man could be under arrest for sending letters laced with ricin to president obama and senator. the president was sent to the president was intercepted yesterday. the secret service says the man, kenneth curtis sent both letters. officials say signed with initials kc. nannette miranda has been looking at the security officers screen mail sent to our capitol and reports now from sacramento. >> this is where letters are sorted out by staff. >> at california state capitol they use...
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on alert letters with rice and have been sent to president obama and other lawmakers to washington is on the heightened alert we'll have that update coming up next days after violent clashes between guards and prisoners the u.s. military says the hunger strike at guantanamo bay is expanding plus we're learning about a new report that looks at torture we'll sort through that just ahead. let's wednesday april seventeenth find him in washington d.c. i'm margaret held you're watching our team and the city of boston is still reeling from the tragic events that rocked the city monday afternoon two separate explosions ripped through the stands of the boston marathon injuring scores of onlookers and leaving three including an eight year old child dead those law enforcement agencies contend you just search for answers in the case artie's own honest i see a church going to is on the ground with the latest hi there anastasio so tell me what's happening down there. well margaret what's happening right now is of course the investigation is ongoing it's certainly still in its first stages officials
on alert letters with rice and have been sent to president obama and other lawmakers to washington is on the heightened alert we'll have that update coming up next days after violent clashes between guards and prisoners the u.s. military says the hunger strike at guantanamo bay is expanding plus we're learning about a new report that looks at torture we'll sort through that just ahead. let's wednesday april seventeenth find him in washington d.c. i'm margaret held you're watching our team and...